UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 26, 2013
McKesson Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 1-13252 | 94-3207296 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
One Post Street, San Francisco, California | 94104 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (415) 983-8300
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On June 26, 2013, in connection with its Investor Day in Boston, Massachusetts, McKesson Corporation (the Company) issued a press release reaffirming its earnings guidance for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014. A copy of the Companys press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information contained in this Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission), but shall not be deemed filed with the Commission for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
99.1 | Press release issued by the Company dated June 26, 2013. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: June 26, 2013
McKesson Corporation | ||
By: | /s/ Laureen E. Seeger | |
Laureen E. Seeger | ||
Executive Vice President, General Counsel | ||
and Chief Compliance Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
99.1 | Press release issued by the Company dated June 26, 2013. |
Exhibit 99.1
MCKESSON REAFFIRMS FISCAL 2014 GUIDANCE
SAN FRANCISCO, June 26, 2013 McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK) today reaffirmed its earnings guidance for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014 and the underlying key assumptions provided in its press release of May 7, 2013.
McKesson is hosting its Investor Day today in Boston, Massachusetts. A webcast of the presentations is available through McKessons website, www.mckesson.com, live from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET today and on replay afterwards. Shareholders are encouraged to review McKessons SEC reports, which are available at www.mckesson.com under the Investors tab.
Risk Factors
Except for historical information contained in this press release, matters discussed may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, anticipated or implied. These statements may be identified by their use of forward-looking terminology such as believes, expects, anticipates, may, will, should, seeks, approximately, intends, plans, estimates or the negative of these words or other comparable terminology. The discussion of financial trends, strategy, plans or intentions may also include forward-looking statements. It is not possible to predict or identify all such risks and uncertainties; however, the most significant of these risks and uncertainties are described in the companys Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and include, but are not limited to: material adverse resolution of pending legal proceedings; changes in the U.S. healthcare industry and regulatory environment; changes in the Canadian healthcare industry and regulatory environment; competition; substantial defaults in payment or a material reduction in purchases by, or the loss of, a large customer or group purchasing organization; the loss of government contracts as a result of compliance or funding challenges; public health issues in the U.S. or abroad; malfunction, failure or breach of sophisticated internal information systems to perform as designed; the adequacy of insurance to cover property loss or liability claims; the companys failure to attract and retain customers for its software products and solutions due to integration and implementation challenges, or due to an inability to keep pace with technological advances; the companys proprietary products
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and services may not be adequately protected, and its products and solutions may be found to infringe on the rights of others; system errors or failure of our technology products and solutions to conform to specifications; disaster or other event causing interruption of customer access to data residing in our service centers; the delay or extension of our sales or implementation cycles for external software products; changes in circumstances that could impair our goodwill or intangible assets; foreign currency fluctuations or disruptions to our foreign operations; new or revised tax legislation or challenges to our tax positions; the companys ability to successfully identify, consummate and integrate strategic acquisitions; general economic conditions, including changes in the financial markets that may affect the availability and cost of credit to the company, its customers or suppliers; and changes in accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The reader should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are first made. Except to the extent required by law, the company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
About McKesson
McKesson Corporation, currently ranked 14th on the FORTUNE 500, is a healthcare services and information technology company dedicated to making the business of healthcare run better. We partner with payers, hospitals, physician offices, pharmacies, pharmaceutical companies and others across the spectrum of care to build healthier organizations that deliver better care to patients in every setting. McKesson helps its customers improve their financial, operational, and clinical performance with solutions that include pharmaceutical and medical-surgical supply management, healthcare information technology, and business and clinical services. For more information, visit http://www.mckesson.com.
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Contact:
Erin Lampert, 415-983-8391 (Investors and Financial Media)
Erin.Lampert@McKesson.com
Kris Fortner, 415-983-8352 (General and Business Media)
Kris.Fortner@McKesson.com
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